Listen to The Country online: Rural weather roundup

Torrential rain has devastated the upper North Island, closing roads, washing out bridges, and triggering slips and floodwaters. Photo / Mike Scott

Today on The Country radio show, host Jamie Mackay catches up with Act MP Andrew Hoggard, Federated Farmers’ Manawatū president Ian Strahan, and WeatherWatch’s Phil Duncan for a rural roundup of the wild weather in the North Island.

On with the show:

Andrew Hoggard:

We speak with a Manawatū farmer and Act MP.

How bad is it in the eye of the storm?

Damien O’Connor:

Labour’s trade spokesman comments on the Indian FTA and whether Labour will support it.

He also ponders who the candidates for the West Coast Tasman electorate could be.

Ian Strahan:

Federated Farmers’ Manawatū president updates on the storm battering his region.

Dominic Jones:

The managing director of Origin Capital Partners discusses the state of the kiwifruit industry and how you can invest in it.

Phil Duncan:

Monday’s resident weatherman has been kept busy over the weekend.

Listen below: